Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines blasted the Scripps National Spelling Bee for incorporating an alternative spelling of the word “women” that she claims feeds into the “fabricated issues” of ...

Seventh grader Ankita Balaji is competing in the national spelling bee. (WTOP/Scott Gelman) When Ankita Balaji’s sister, Akshita, was in third grade, she decided to pick up the list for the school ...

The island’s schoolchildren will start readying themselves in September to take on a spelling bee competition launched yesterday on the steps of City Hall. Rena Lalgie, the Governor, officially began ...

LISBON — Columbiana County 2025 Spelling Bee Champion Maureen Bone will put her spelling and vocabulary talents to the test on the national stage beginning Tuesday when she competes in the Scripps ...

Last year, more than 9 million Americans tuned in to watch the final rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, an annual contest of juvenile wits that will turn 100 next year. Despite the many ...

Shijay Sivakumar, the middle school spelling whiz who made the Scripps National Spelling Bee, is now in high school and placed third in the state UIL Spelling and Vocabulary contest in Austin earlier ...

To win a spelling bee competition, you need to be able to spell a wide range of words, including both common and uncommon words. You also need to be able to stay calm and focused under pressure. Zaila ...

Dawson High School student Anjay Ajodha made a beeline for a gold medal at the University Interscholastic League Conference 3A state meet May 3 in Austin. Scoring 98 out of 100 possible points, Ajodha ...

Arlington’s congressman took home the title at the latest annual spelling competition between politicians and members of the media. Rep. Don Beyer (D) won the National Press Club’s annual “Press & ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Spell Off took place Tuesday morning. Three competitions took place at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District on Tuesday, but ...

Champion Anamika Veeraman, 14, wins with "stromuhr," aspires to be surgeon. June 5, 2010 — -- The word of the day is stromuhr. Say it again, stromuhr. (Strōm(e)r; We know you needed a little help ...